Obesity Medicine Director
Dr. Abby's Weight Management Clinic
Bharti Shetye MD (Dr. Abby) is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine and Fellow of the OMA (FOMA). She is also certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).
She owns her own Dr. Abby’s Weight Management Clinic in Tampa FL, has been the medical director of a bariatric surgical center of excellence in St. Petersburg FL and has pioneered an award winning national model obesity clinic for the Florida Department of Health. These appointments have given her experiences in the private & public sectors, in the bariatric medical and surgical fields, as an employer & employee. Well-rounded indeed.
She is the recipient of the Prudential Davis productivity award by Gov. Rick Scott in Tallahassee and the Dr. Peter G. Lindner Award by the OMA in 2020 She serves on OMA Board of Trustees and the Board of The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) state chapter & chairs their advocacy committee.
Actively engaged with The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA), The Obesity Society (TOS), Obesity Care Action Network (OCAN) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), her vision is to slow the growing trajectory of the obesity epidemic. She has walked hand-in-hand with OAC members at the Capitol Hill to raise congressional support for the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) legislation.
Passionate about Obesity Medicine, she has been active with the OMA since 2006, been a mentor, served on all OMA committees & considers herself a life-long member.
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Nutrition Rx for Management of Obesity
Sunday, April 23, 2023
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT